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'Early White Vienna' Kohlrabi |
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Heirloom. Flat, greenish-white, 2-inch 'bulb' with tender, white, pungent flesh. Slow to bolt. Dwarf plant with short tops, medium stems and small leaves.
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50-58
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011
BBBseed - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.2 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 5
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 06/21/2014 by
JMac62
- An experienced gardener
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Lake, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is the first Kohlrabi I've ever grown (or eaten). Good experience overall. Seed germinated very easily. 1/2 my crop were started indoors, and 1/2 outside. Both are doing well. Taste is good, though I have no other Kohlrabi experience to compare it to. Very easy plant to grow with kids, and we all enjoyed eating it raw in a salad and in a coleslaw. Somewhat smaller than seed pack stated, around 2.5 inches, though they are growing in an area with filtered shade in the afternoon. Will definitely grow them again. |
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Reviewed on 02/28/2011 by
Joseph L
- An experienced gardener
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A workhorse variety for me. It produces reliably without bolting. Later in the season I harvest them with pruning shears because the stem can be woody, but even then if peeled the inside is tender. |
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Reviewed on 07/04/2009 by
goodolboy
- An intermediate gardener
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Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I agree for the most part with the previous poster's description, with the exception that based on our experience here with this mild tasting 'rabi (grown during in a well above average rainfall period) is that your growouts may possibly be somewhat larger, (approximately 3 to 3-1/2 ") before beginning to become woody, depending upon local weather conditions. At that size or slightly smaller, either used alone or 2 at a time in a recipie of my wife's, it works out well as a side dish for 1 or 2 people with no leftovers.
The vegetable's characteristic size was my ONLY reason for limiting the yield rating to a 3.
With a crushed eggshell circle to ward off slugs during a very wet May/June here in Tennessee, and using 8" spacing, this was a very easy one to grow-even with a very late start. |
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Reviewed on 05/20/2006 by
farmerdill
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A good open polinated cultivar. I prefer the purple top as a larger cultivar that does not get woody as quickly. Hybrid versions like Grand Duke also outperform White Vienna. |
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Reviewed on 04/03/2006 by
Booberry85
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I grew these for the first time last year. They were so prolific I didn't know what to do with them all. They will get woody if left in the ground too long. Pick when 2-3 inches round. |
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